Resep Sayur Asem Jakarta

Name: Resep Sayur Asem Jakarta
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 oz Young jackfruit, cut into pieces; 2 oz Long beans, cut into pieces; 2 oz Young papaya, cut into pieces; 2 oz Melinjo leaves; 0.5 oz Peanuts; 2 pieces Young corn; galangal (sub: fresh ginger), crushed: 2 segments; 2 pieces Bay leaves; Salt: 1/2 tbsp; sugar: 1 tbsp; bouillon powder: 1/4 tsp; tamarind paste, dissolve in 100 ml water: 1/2 tbsp; 6.25 cups Water; Shallots: 5 cloves; 5 pieces red Fresno chili; 3 pieces candlenuts (sub: macadamia nuts); 1 inch shrimp paste (terasi)

This vegetable is a favorite due to its distinctive sour flavor, with regional variations like Jakarta’s version featuring a cloudy broth rich with terasi (fermented shrimp paste), chili, and spices.

📊 Medium 🍽 5 servings 👁 7

Instructions

In a pan, boil water with ground spices, galangal, bay leaves and peanuts until it boils.
Add all the vegetables except melinjo leaves, salt, sugar, stock powder and tamarind water. Stir then let it boil again and the vegetables are soft.
Add the melinjo leaves and stir well. Lift.
Ready to be served.
You can also add tamarind vegetables or beef bones to make the sauce more delicious. Beef meat and bones can be boiled first with spices.

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💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$7761.00

Per Serving
$1552.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$15522.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (53% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
Young jackfruit	2 oz	-
Long beans	2 oz	$47.00
Young papaya	2 oz	-
Melinjo leaves	2 oz	$3557.00
Peanuts	0.5 oz	$40.00
Young corn	2 pieces	$79.00
galangal	-	-
Bay leaves	2 pieces	$3557.00
Salt	-	-
sugar	-	-
bouillon powder	-	-
tamarind paste	100 ml	$176.00
Water	6.25 cups	-
Shallots	-	-
red Fresno chili	5 pieces	$63.00
candlenuts	3 pieces	-
shrimp paste	1 inch	$242.00